We definitely want to add more options to which notifications are displayed but it is unlikely that those changes will be done in time for the release of MBAM 2.0, but this will be addressed in a future release.

With all due respect, is it that urgent to release 2.0 at a given date?

IMHO, we see too much products that were released in a hurry.

1.75 is working fine, there's no rush to get 2.0 out too early. (again IMHO of course)

I'm not getting a message that the site is blocked in the first place, so I'm not sure why you'd need an exclusion. I have no exceptions set for http://forum.avast.com/ and I was able to browse to it perfectly fine.

When I add the exception it still loads perfectly fine.

Maybe you should clear your DNS and browser caches after adding the exclusion.

I don't know if that will make a difference, just suggesting a procedure.

Yes, if using it exclusively as an on-demand scanner then that makes sense. We designed it this way because it seemed more intuitive for most users and behaves more like other realtime security products do.

Also, if you wish to revert to the free version you may do so at any time by visiting the My Account tab and simply using the Deactivate button. If using the trial, you'll find an 'End free trial' link in the Dashboard in the realtime protection section near the bottom.

Thanks for the tip!

Don't get me wrong, I think the program is great, I just don't need real-time protection.

However, I think some work needs to be done, with RAM consumption for instance, which is somewhat that's being discussed since many months, before the beta, and worse with it. It may also slow down things noticeably.

I think the solution for me will be to run in freeware mode (I own two licenses BTW) so I won't need to decipher how to configure it for on-demand scans only. (no real-time protection) It seems overly complicated right now.

Furthermore, I'm confident EAM is more than enough for real-time protection. (I'll be adding MBAE when it's released however)